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The contest for Tikrit is escalating. The ground offensive to retake the city has resumed following the U.S. airstrikes, although without the Iranian-backed militias that withdrew in opposition to U.S. coalition involvement.

The Taliban Resurgent: Threats to Afghanistan's SecurityThe success or failure of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan has reached a critical juncture. The risks of insufficient action are clear and threaten to reverse what progress has been made.

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Rebel forces led by al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) wrested control of Idlib City from the Assad regime on March 28, 2015. Removing the regime from a second provincial capital is arguably the biggest rebel victory since thefall of al-Raqqa to JN and rebel forces in March 2013. It represents a turning point in the Syrian civil war that is likely to alter the trajectory of the conflict in coming months, with implications for how rebels wage war in 2015.

The contest for Tikrit is escalating. The ground offensive to retake the city has resumed following the U.S. airstrikes, although without the Iranian-backed militias that withdrew in opposition to U.S. coalition involvement.

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The success or failure of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan has reached a critical juncture. Far from defeated, the ongoing Afghan insurgency remains a serious challenge and threatens to reverse hard-won prior gains.

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